Thursday, January 21, 2016

IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 22/01/2016

YouTube gets Super Bowl 50 ads weeks before the main event
YouTube
has once again launched its AdBlitz channel and website, allowing
brands the ability to preview their popular Super Bowl spots in the
run-up to this year's main event. The Google-owned service has also
unveiled a real-time advertising tool.
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You can only count on four of your Facebook friends in rough times
Researcher
Robin Dunbar has found that even if you have hundreds of friends
online, you only have four real friends you can count on in rough times,
possibly indicating the importance of in-person interaction in
relationships.
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Weezer unloads two new tracks on the Jimmy Kimmel crowd
Weezer
jams Do You Wanna Get High? and Thank God For Girls from the band's
upcoming self-titled LP which comes out on April 1. Both tracks continue
the '90s alt rock vets' legacy of making catchy, tongue-in-cheek power
pop jams.
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Audi prices the 2017 R8 at $162,900, R8 V10 Plus at $189,900
Audi
has announced pricing information for the 2017 R8 and R8 V10 Plus,
which start at $162,900 and $189,900, respectively. The R8 LMS will also
make its racing debut at the Rolex 24 at Daytona on January 30.
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Best TVs under $1,000
Check
out our picks for the best TVs under $1,000 to enjoy top-shelf features
like 3D, localized dimming and efficient LED backlighting without
breaking the bank.
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January 20 officially named David Bowie Day in New York City
NYC
Mayor Bill de Blasio has honored the legendary icon with his own day in
the city, including a proclamation read tonight at his show Lazarus.
The musical legend had lived in NYC on and off since the early '70s.
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20 best cases to keep your beautiful Galaxy Note 5 looking like new
The
new Note 5 from phablet king Samsung boasts a curved glass body and
metal edges. It’s beautiful, but it’s also very breakable. The smart
move is to snag one of the best Galaxy Note 5 cases around and make it
sure it’s fully protected.
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Explore a Salvador Dalí masterpiece in virtual reality
This
weekend (January 23), the Salvador Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg,
Florida, will introduce a VR experience that takes audiences into the
Spanish creative's famed 1935 painting: Archeological Reminiscence of
Millet’s “Angelus.”
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Explore the Great Barrier Reef and Buckingham Palace in VR
Thanks
to new destinations added to Google Expeditions, you can now visit the
Australian underwater phenomena, Buckingham Palace, and a number of
other exciting global hotspots in one of the most exciting virtual
reality experiences yet created.
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Disney delays Star Wars: Episode VIII, replaces it with Jack Sparrow
Star
Wars fans dying to see Episode VIII will have their patience tested.
Disney has announced that the theatrical release of the film has been
pushed back to December 2017, with Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men
Tell No Tales taking over its May slot.
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Sprint customer? MetroPCS will halve your bill when you switch
Sprint
recently extended its 'Biggest Deal in U.S. Wireless History', but
MetroPCS is spoiling the fun with its own family deal for Sprint
customers, and is even throwing in a free 4G LTE for customers that
switch.
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